
THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. The Right to be Rich.
CHAPTER II. There is a Science of Getting Rich.
CHAPTER III. Is Opportunity Monopolized?
CHAPTER IV. The First Principle in the Science of Getting Rich.
CHAPTER V. Increasing Life.
CHAPTER VI. How Riches Come to You.
CHAPTER VII. Gratitude.
CHAPTER VIII. Thinking in the Certain Way.
This book offers a clear, step‑by‑step method for turning the desire for financial security into actual wealth. It treats the acquisition of money as a science rather than a vague philosophy, providing instructions that can be followed without deep study of metaphysics. The author asks readers to accept the core principles on faith—much like trusting the laws of electricity—and then apply them directly. By putting the method into practice, readers can expect concrete progress toward financial goals.
Rooted in the monistic view that all of existence is a single, creative substance, the work links timeless philosophical ideas with modern, practical action. While it references thinkers such as Hegel and Emerson, the focus remains on everyday application: how thoughts, purpose, and disciplined action combine to attract the resources needed for personal growth. Listeners will discover how to align their mindset with this “law of abundance” and begin using it to fund the life they envision.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (125K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Craig Kirkwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Jun 30, 2019
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1860–1911
Best known for The Science of Getting Rich, this early New Thought writer helped shape a strand of self-help that still echoes through prosperity and personal-development books today. His life remains a bit shadowy, but his ideas have stayed in print for more than a century.
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